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PLATTSBURGH, N.Y. – Despite outshooting the visitors 53-16, the top-ranked Plattsburgh State women's hockey team held on for a 1-0 win over Castleton State in a non-conference game Saturday afternoon at the Stafford Ice Arena.
 
The Cardinals, who were playing their fourth game in eight days, had their chances throughout the first but were unable to find the back of the net as the teams closed out the first period in a scoreless tie.
 
Plattsburgh State was able to break through at the 3:24 mark of the second period on Alyssa Parke's first of the year. A scramble in front sent the puck out to the top of the right circle where Parke fired a shot past Castleton goaltender Jess Cameron.
 
The Spartans made a goalie change after Parke's goal, sending Paula Stephens out between the pipes for the remainder of the game. Stephens made 30 saves, while Cameron recorded 22 saves and suffered the loss.
 
Sydney Aveson turned away all 16 shots she faced in the Plattsburgh State win. The victory marks Aveson's fourth-straight shutout as the Cardinals' defensive corps has yet to allow a goal this season.
 
Neither side was able to convert on the power play as the Cardinals went 0-for-4 and the Spartans went 0-for-3.
 
With the win, Plattsburgh State improves to 4-0-0 overall. Castleton drops to 2-2-0 on the year.
 
The Cardinals return to league play next weekend with a two-game series against Buffalo State at the Stafford Ice Arena. The two teams take the ice Saturday at 3 p.m. before closing out the series Sunday at 2 p.m.